Literature Locked Up: A Banned Books Week 2019 Reading List
As part of our "Literature Locked Up" campaign, PEN America presents a reading list of books that have been or are currently banned from prisons. More
Salman Rushdie and Marlon James Discuss Language, Reality, and Nostalgia at PEN Out Loud
"I want to go to work and think, okay, I've got a little thread to tug on. And I want to tug on it and see what is on… More
Two Poems by Jack Nancy
the first time I read Proust / it’s a booth in a diner, / a once-great American city / defiled under blue fluorescent blue, / over piles of pig… More
The PEN Ten: Jevon Jackson on Uncompromising Truth and What Makes for Good Narrative
"Good Narratives create a world that we can identify with, populated with people we can relate to, and regardless of the plot or the characters' journey . . .… More
Democracy, Disinformation, and the 2020 Threat: Recapping a PEN America Symposium
On September 17, PEN America and co-hosts convened a symposium in Washington, D.C., to examine the challenge digital disinformation poses to our democracy. More
From Near and Far: A PEN Out Loud Reading List
PEN America shares 21 novels and poetry collections that cross nations, genres, and identities in anticipation of our October PEN Out Loud event. More
“Paint the World with Words”: A PEN Ten Interview with Ibram X. Kendi
"Do not be shy about putting out new ideas, radically different ideas, ideas that turn the world upside down and right side up." More
Works of Justice: A Brief Interview with Poet Edward Ji
"Writing is not 'resistance.' This places counts me eight times a day, but does not know I’m here. Like winter, life does not care if you die. It is… More
DARE: Google Algorithm Will Highlight ‘Original Reporting’
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
DARE: How trolls manipulate the media
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
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During #BannedBooksWeek 2019, we're highlighting some of the more absurd rejections we have received from prisons across the country. Read more about these bans and join @PENamerica's new campaign to #StopDOCcensorship: https://t.co/JqcKhN8rEd https://t.co/LT2wEpGLn6
The country’s most extensive book ban by far is in the prison system. Here’s a reading list of works that have been banned. Recognize these titles? Join @PENamerica in fighting for free access to literature so others can, too. #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/9THq16H9lB